Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Anneler by Brit Bennett

81 reviews

lwl000's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

As a big fan of The Vanishing Half, I expected great things from this one too. I love Bennett’s writing and the beautiful, poetic statements she sprinkles through this novel. Unfortunately, for me, the storyline and the characters just fell flat. I found the characters stale and without much depth; most of all (and this is odd since I usually love some moody/sad characters) they were just all so dang wan and depressing. I didn’t see any character development or growth here, and I felt we ended up right where we started: with judgement from others and guilt/regret around certain life decisions.

I found the treatment of the themes of abortion and sex/infidelity, through the lens of righteousness/piety of a church community, to also be tiresome and unoriginal.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Infidelity, Grief, Infertility, Suicide, Child abuse, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol

sunshineariel's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Infertility, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Sexual assault

someryarns's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Abortion, Death of parent, Suicide, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

beetsbydwight's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Abandonment, Abortion, and Infidelity

Moderate: Infertility, Grief, and Death of parent

lillypowell's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Suicide

Moderate: Abortion, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility and Cursing

awkwardllama's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Death of parent, Abortion, and Infertility

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Rape, Alcohol, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racism

meganashlee27's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abortion, Alcohol, Infertility, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Suicide

maisiehobbs's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Suicide, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion

leneliest's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Pregnancy, Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Infertility, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

m0_x13's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Rape

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcoholism